bashful vs modest

bashful

adj
  • Indicating bashfulness. 

  • Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid. 

modest

adj
  • Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety. 

  • Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. 

  • Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. 

  • Small, moderate in size. 

How often have the words bashful and modest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )